Edited transcript An editorial calendar is a planning tool used for content creation and publishing. It is a schedule that outlines the topics, themes, and timing of planned content pieces, such as articles, blog posts, social media updates, videos, podcasts, white papers and other forms of media. The purpose of an editorial calendar is to …
SKMurphy has added a new Chatbot to our website. Our goal is to answer your questions from our content to help you grow your business.
Three reasons I like building WordPress websites: they are cost effective, they are scalable, and they easily support search engine optimization.
Here are some key lessons I have learned from 12 years of blogging that has produced 1842 posts and 1,281,326 words. This post was also sent as the SKMurphy newsletter for October 2018.
This August 2018 newsletter is an update on what we’ve been up to, reflections on lessons learned, some adjustments at the half for 2018, and other plans for the near term.
WordPress is rolling out a new Gutenberg editor as the default for entering content. It’s a new paradigm for content creation that’s not ready for prime time.
Here is a list of the most popular SKMurphy blog posts Oct-2006 through Sep-2017 based on page view counts from Google analytics data. I have broken out the Lean Startup Conference roundups for clarity.
Dorothea Brande wrote “Becoming a Writer” in 1934. The book remains in print today, offering valuable tips for both writers and entrepreneurs.
I take a fair amount of inspiration from dreams, which I believe are a way for the mind to reprocess memories into new configurations, the same way that a mixmaster can beat eggs or potatoes into a smooth consistency. I think dreams are a way of reprocessing experiences and distilling additional insights and learning.
I had strong memory this morning of riding my bike down a hill on the street in front of our house. The air was skin warm and after the heat of the summer was a delightful caress, going downhill I did not have to pedal and it was like flying. It’s hard to recapture the …
This is a republished version of a blog post I did originally on July-21-2008 on the FunMurphys.com blog. It’s a meditation on fighting terrorism and creating a common enemy to foster collaboration. Architect of fear has a dual meaning: both the terrorist (e.g. the Joker in the movie “The Dark Knight”) and the scientists in …
I started this blog in October of 2006–3 years after incorporating SKMurphy, Inc. in August of 2003–so this month represents the start of my tenth year of blogging. In the last nine years I have published 1552 posts, which total 871,535 words of writing or the rough equivalent of a dozen novels. What follows are some …
“The Ocean at the End of the Lane” is an autobiographical fantasy novel written by Neil Gaiman in 2013. He explores how we carry the lessons of childhood and the wisdom of a seven year old with us throughout our lives.
Q: How do you develop good content for blog posts and newsletters on a regular basis? One rule of thumb for sources of good content for an e-mail newsletter is to revise something that you have already written that would be appropriate for your target audience.
David Morse left a detailed comment today on my Sep-26-2014 blog post “Lessons Learned Blogging 1400 Posts in 8 Years” that I thought I would promote to a guest post that offers some practical tips about how to add graphics and video to a blog. Here is his bio on B2BSalesVP: David Morse helps startup …
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This post is a retrospective look at my inaugural post in 2006 and lessons learned blogging 1400 posts over the 8 years since.
Nobody disputes how important “Call to Actions” are but sometimes I run out of ideas for good ones. Here is my list of favorite ones. Find out the latest Watch this short video for more information Check this out! See why we are excited! Learn more Read how we did it! Start saving Compare us …
A look back at what I have learned from writing, starting in high school, with a focus on the last seven years working on the SKMurphy blog.
I have been really encouraged by some of the great comments I have received on some recent blog posts.
Refine and curate your thoughts by reworking the first draft of your answers in an email or in response to a question from a customer or an audience member at a talk.
